GK Current Affairs 1 May 2018 | For govt jobs competitive exams

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GK Questions – Latest current affairs 1 May 2018

1. Maharashtra state is going to start a new airport. The name of the airport is?

Ans. SindhuDurg Airport Pvt. Ltd.

Special notes-

> Will get start from September 2018

> This project is constructed under MIDC (Maharashtra industrial development corporation)

2. Recently India and Japan held a meeting in New Delhi. The name of this meeting is?

Ans. India-Japan Energy Dialogue

Special notes-

> This was the 9th meeting

> Indian side was attended by R.K.Singh (Minister of state, Power and energy)

> Japanese side was attended by Hiroshige Sekosigned (Economy minister, Trade & Industry)

3. A new train service started in Chhattisgarh. The name of the train is?

Ans. Antyodaya Express

Special notes-

> Flagged off by CM of Chhattisgarh – Raman singh

> Will cover distance between Firozpur and Durg

4. The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in year 2019 from 21st to 23rd January. In which state it will take place?

Ans. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Special notes-

> This will be the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (2019)

> The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in 2017 (7 to 9 January) at Bengaluru, Karnataka

5. Recently Vijay Prahar 2018 event started in Rajasthan. What is this event about?

Ans. Vijay Prahar is a Indian army exercise which started at Suratgarh, Rajasthan

Special notes-

> Gagan Shakti 2018 named exercise was conducted by Indian Airforce during April 2018

6. Who got the Lifetime PC Chandra Puraskaar 2018?

Ans. Asha Bhosle

Special notes-

> Chief guest of the ceremony – Actress Sharmila Tagore

> This award is consists of Rs.10 Lakhs

> Asha Bhosle has also awarded-

* Dadasaheb Phalke in the year 2000

* Padma Vibhushan in the year 2008

7. Who has been appointed as the Director General of PIB [Press Information Bureau]?

Ans. Sitanshu Ranjan Kar

Special notes-

> He is an Indian Information Services officer [IIS]

> He has also served in Doordarshan and All India Radio under the ministry of Information and Broadcast

8. Recently who became India’s longest serving Chief Minister and he belongs to which state?

Ans. Sikkim’s Chief minister Pawan Chamling

Special notes-

> He has completed 23 years

9. NASA will launch a new mission to study interior of planet Mars. The name of the mission is?